A review by candecast
A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album by Ashley Kahn, Elvin Jones

3.0

With the 52nd anniversary coming up for this famous jazz recording, I thought I would dig deeper into the history behind it, since it has given me innumerable hours of listening pleasure. This was a good read and I know a lot more now about John Coltrane and also about the famous quartet of Garrison, Jones and Tyner. I've seen both McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones perform several times and thoroughly enjoy their music; I’ve also attended a workshop with Elvin Jones where he spoke very fondly of this music and John Coltrane so it was very easy to relate to the back stories presented by the author. If you’re a jazz aficionado like myself, I highly recommend the book and also listening to “A Love Supreme” between chapters.